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Mobile data is still disproportionately expensive in our country

How much does the data cost today? Vodafone in the Czech Republic offers unlimited minutes and SMS for CZK 599 per month, as well as 4 GB of data, which is sufficient for normal operation. It is more than double what the operator offered in 2019, but in Hungary, for example, Vodafone sells 40 GB for 436 crowns. At the same time, two years ago, a quarter of data was available there for the price of over CZK 1,000 per month. In Spain, Vodafone offers 30 GB for CZK 508, in Turkey 20 GB for CZK 136. There, in two years, the portion of data has doubled and doubled, and the price has fallen.

Cheap Romania

In Romania, the 60 GB online tariff costs only CZK 162, and in the operator’s home UK, users have a massive package of 160 GB of data, 16 times more than two years ago, for CZK 588.

Competitive T-Mobile in the Czech Republic has increased the standard program with unlimited calling and SMS data from 6 GB to 15 GB, 825 crowns per month are paid. Slovaks pay a similar price, but for it they get 22 GB of data. In Austria, a portion of data of 16 GB will cost CZK 558.

Comparison of mobile data prices in the Czech Republic and in Europe
Vodafone 2019 2021
Czech Republic 7 GB 777 CZK 4 GB 599 CZK unlimited 799 CZK
Germany 11 GB 770/1155 CZK * 10 GB 1016 CZK
Hungary 10 GB 1058 CZK 40 GB 436 CZK unlimited 655 CZK
Ireland 10 GB 1027 CZK 10 GB 510 CZK unlimited 635/889 CZK **
Portugal 5 GB 793 CZK 5 GB 787 CZK unlimited 889 CZK
The Netherlands 15 GB 770 CZK 12,5 GB 635 CZK unlimited 826 CZK
Spain 25 GB 642 CZK 30 GB 508 CZK unlimited 940 CZK
Great Britain 10 GB 507 CZK 160 GB 588 CZK unlimited 762 CZK
Romania 8 GB 384 CZK 60 GB 162 CZK
Turkey 8 GB 204 CZK *** 20 GB 136 CZK ***
T-Mobile 2019 2021
CR 6 GB 799 CZK 15 GB 825 CZK unlimited 1275 CZK
Germany 5 GB 1205 CZK 6 GB 762/1016 CZK unlimited 1905 CZK
Hungary 6 GB 1084 CZK 15 GB 872 CZK
Slovakia 10 GB 770 CZK 22 GB 813 CZK unlimited 1778 CZK
Croatia 5 GB 516 CZK 7 GB 320 CZK unlimited 779 CZK
The Netherlands 5 GB 513 CZK 5 GB 444 CZK unlimited 889 CZK
Austria 15 GB 385 CZK **** 16 GB 558 CZK **** unlimited 1219 CZK
Poland 5 GB 239 CZK 8 GB 255 CZK 70 GB 425 CZK
O2 2019 2021
CR 6 GB 849 CZK 14 GB 849 CZK unlimited 1299 CZK
Slovakia 15 GB 770 CZK 10 GB + 30 GB 762 CZK
Note: * higher price after 12 months, ** higher price after 6 months, *** 1000 free minutes and 250 SMS, **** combination of 2000 free minutes or SMS
source: operator sites

A separate chapter is Poland. There, T-Mobile pays 255 crowns for 8 GB of data, which is enough for normal operation, and if you want to increase the limit to 70 GB, it costs about 425 CZK per month.

O2 in the Czech Republic increased the volume of data from 6 GB two years ago to 14 GB and did not move the price. But it requires quite a few – 849 CZK per month. O2 in Slovakia collects 762 crowns for 10 GB, but also offers another 30 GB for applications such as WhatsApp, TikTok, Instagram or HBO Go.

Internet without restrictions

However, the trend is unlimited data. For cheaper tariffs, this means that the user is not limited by the volume of downloaded or sent data, but by the speed. It should not be limited to speeds lower than 10 megabits per second (Mbit / s) for smooth viewing of movies in full resolution. More expensive flat rates then include unlimited data at the highest possible speed.

Until Tuesday, Vodafone in the Czech Republic offered an unlimited data tariff with a limited speed only if you also use fixed internet at home. The price for individuals then came to CZK 799 plus the price of the fixed internet. From Tuesday, it is possible to purchase such a tariff for the same price separately without internet at home.

T-Mobile will release the Internet with a data volume of 50 GB and a speed limited to 10 Mbit / s to CZK 1,275, O2 offers unlimited data with a maximum speed of 20 Mbit / s for CZK 1,299.

However, in the UK, you can get a Vodafone tariff limited to 10 Mbit / s for 762 crowns without the need for fixed internet. At T-Mobile, it will be 100 crowns cheaper per month than in the Czech Republic, for example in Croatia, Hungary or the Netherlands.
Completely unlimited tariffs, where you can transfer data at full speed, will cost CZK 1,599 in the Czech Republic, CZK 1,575 in T-Mobile and CZK 1,199 per month from Vodafone on Tuesday, previously the price was CZK 1,799.

In the UK, for example, such a tariff at Vodafone costs 30 pounds, in terms of 883 CZK, ie barely half. To do this, it is necessary to count on significantly higher purchasing power in the British Isles, so for the locals this tariff is even cheaper.
Similarly, in Portugal, Vodafone has data at speeds of up to 1 GB per second for CZK 1,143. In the Netherlands, T-Mobile also offers unlimited data speeds in the new 5G network for CZK 889 per month.

The amendment to the law did not move the price

Last year’s amendment to the law did not help significantly stir up Czech prices, when the fine for switching to another mobile operator fell from 20 to five percent of the price remaining until the end of the contract, while terminating a fixed-term contract after three months does not cost customers anything.

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